kəˈmɜːʃəl kəˈmɝʃəl ˈfɹiːlɑːns ˈfɹiˌlæns məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl ˈmɝ.kənˌtaɪl ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi ˈmɝsəˌnɛɹi ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi ˈmɝsəˌnɛɹi profit oriented a commercial book preached a mercantile and militant patriotism a mercenary enterprise a moneymaking business serving for wages in a foreign army mercenary killers marked by materialism a person hired to fight for another country than their own